Communicating health risks
Whether we’re making an individual health decision or hearing a public health campaign, we all need to understand the pros and cons of different options open to us: the potential risks and the potential benefits. So how can healthcare professionals communicate such evidence? How can they help translate raw and meaningless numbers into useful information – and how to do it without slipping into unintended persuasion?
Date:
11 October 2021, 18:00 (Monday, 1st week, Michaelmas 2021)
Venue:
Rewley House, 1-7 Wellington Square OX1 2JA
Venue Details:
Lecture Theatre
Speaker:
Dr Alexandra Freeman
Organising department:
Department for Continuing Education
Organiser:
Dr David Nunan (University of Oxford, Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, Departmental Lecturer and Senior Research Fellow)
Organiser contact email address:
cpdhealth@conted.ox.ac.uk
Host:
Department for Continuing Education, University of Oxford
Booking required?:
Required
Booking url:
https://www.conted.ox.ac.uk/events/view/communicating-health-risks
Cost:
Free
Audience:
Public
Editor:
Ashleigh Denton
